Curtain Making Technician
Pako International Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Job Description
Curtain Making Technician
Do you have a passion for sewing and a keen eye for detail? We’re looking for 8 Curtain Making Technicians to join our friendly, tight-knit team as we expand to cope with increased demand.
About Us
Centrally located in Tauranga, our modern facilities are located on the edge of transport network and logistics hubs that service all of NZ from its busiest port. We specialise, and are market leaders, in creating curtains, drapes and blinds.
What we’re looking for
In this hands-on role, you’ll need to be confident in:
• Using sewing machines (industrial experience a bonus, but not essential)
• Cutting fabric using automation, tape measures and scissors
• Measuring fabric using tape measures and adjusting seems/hems with pins/pegs
• Finishing curtains by gathering and hooking
• Using irons to press seems and hems
• Possess a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Have good attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Being a team player who’s willing to learn and pitch in where needed
What’s in it for you?
• Full time hours – Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with Saturday work often available
• Pay rate of 25-27 per hour plus 8% holiday day – paid weekly
• Training available in all areas of the process
• Supportive, friendly team environment
• Be part of a well-established, NZ owned business with a strong reputation for quality craftsmanship
• Immediate start available
• Visa sponsorship available for applicants already in country and/or those on a Working Holiday Visas
Interested?
Then please send us your CV and Cover Letter. Interviews will be arranged promptly and are held online. We can also help you find accommodation should you need to re-locate to Tauranga.
Your application will include the following questions:
• Do you have professional sewing experience?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
• Are you willing to take a Drug and Alcohol test?
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Pako International
Member since: August 2025
This employer uses a pakoint.co.nz email account.
Description:
Pako New Zealand was originally set up in New Zealand in 2022 to bring Migrant Workers from Vietnam and Cambodia predominately into the Abattoir & Meat Industry on 3-year Accredited Employer Work Visa’s. This has proved very successful, so much so that we are now expanding the industries to which we can supply and the avenues from which we source the trained, motivated people that ambitious New Zealand businesses are demanding.
We are now placing migrants in the Heathcare, Aged Care, Engineering, IT and Food Production sectors and have established recruitment partnerships in Sri Lanka and South Africa.
PAKO New Zealand is an Accredited Employer Work Visa specialist and, Relocation Service in New Zealand. We have a soft-landing approach to pastoral care and endeavour to treat our Migrant Workers like family. This philosophy has led us to have 600 Migrant Workers in country as well as finding worker for over 100 people on Working Holiday Visas.
Industry:
Recruitment